Black Guillemots Cuddling

A pair of Black Guillemots on seaweed at low tide from my Deluxe Puffins Galore and so much more workshops in Quebec. The Atlantic Puffins always steal the show, but there are some other great opportunities for other species during the workshop.

Black Guillemot with Arctic Shanny

Here’s another Black Guillemot showing-off it’s prize catch. Aside form it being the best place on earth to photography Atlantic Puffins and Razorbills, my Deluxe Atlantic Puffin (and so much more) workshop is the best place I know of to photograph the Black Guillemot. Timed perfectly to get all three species (Puffin, Razorbill and Guillemot) dringing fish back to their babies. Learn more about my Deluxe Atlantic Puffin (and so much more) workshop HERE.

Black Guillemot displaying with Arctic Shanny

The Black Guillemots are a nice distraction during my Deluxe Puffins Galore (and so much more) workshop. The timing is exactly right to get all of the different species with food in their bills. The Guillemots usually hang onto their fish for quits some time, and often provide amazing photographic opportunities!

Black Guillemot landing with fish

If you thought it took skill to photograph the fast and erratic Atlantic Puffins in flight, then you have never tried to get a Black Guillemot in flight. We had a lot of fun with them bringing fish home to their babies during my Deluxe Atlantic Puffins and so much more workshop.

Black Guillemot with Baby Food

Black Guillemot (Cepphus grille, Guillemot à miroir, BLGU) with Arctic Shanny (Stichaeus punctatus). Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada, Réserve de parc national du Canada de l'Archipel-de-Mingan, Quebec, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Canon EOS Canon EOS 1DX, 200-400mm F4 L IS II USM (with internal 1.4X extender engaged) and an external 1.4X Extender III with Canon 25mm Extension Tube II. Jobu Designs Algonquin Tripod & Jobu Jr. 3 ISO 1,600s, f/8 @ 1/2,000s Manual exposure. PURCHASE A PRINT or LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION HERE.

Here's a portrait of an Artic Shanny in the bill of a Black Guillemot from my recent Puffins Galore workshop. The rediculously close minimum focusing distance of the new Canon 200-400mm f/4L lens makes it a great choic to get close to your subjects. I started working on images that included the whole bird, I quickly engaged the built-in tele-converter and added anothe external 1.4X tele-converter to make this close-up portrait.

The Artic Shanny (Stichaeus punctatus) is the preffered baby food of the Black Guillemot (Cepphus grille).

2015 Luxury Live on the Island Puffins Galore

Be sure to email me to join the wait list for my 2015 luxury trip! The lighthouse and the keeper's home have been totally restored and we will be sleeping on the island within feet of the Puffins, Razorbills and Guillemots. A gourmet chef will prepare our meals and we will have the island all to ourselves during the golden hours. Be sure to be among the first to know all of the details as soon as they are released by emailing me your co-ordinates to chris@chrisdoddsphoto.com